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British Airways sets up tech innovation unit
News Coby admitted the concept would not work everywhere but said: "Those big heavy kiosks are quite expensive bespoke machines so why don't we just put some PCs in? BA's CIO Paul Coby said the real-time and mission-critical nature of internet-based... [30 Nov 2007]
Renault F1's tech race never stops
News This common ECU means Renault has had to abandon its bespoke chip - which it has been developing for several years - and change its IT systems as a result. Hackland oversees the tech infrastructure and the rolling out of systems that Jacquemin's... [22 Nov 2007]
AA slammed for "slow and unreliable" IT systems
News Recommendations in the report include upgrading the existing Panasonic CF-28 rugged laptops, which run the AA's bespoke Vixen software application, with a faster laptop and upgrading from Microsoft Windows 2000. [17 Aug 2007]
Revealed: UK's IT job hotspots
News According to ReThink Recruitment, the front and middle offices of financial services companies in London tend to create and update bespoke systems, whereas back-offices tend to rely on off-the-shelf software and so have less specialised IT staff... [14 Aug 2007]
Five questions to ask before moving to Vista
News If you have legacy or bespoke applications that are business-critical, you'll need to make sure bringing in Vista won't suddenly stop them from working. Microsoft reckons 98 per cent of all device drivers are now supported on Vista but if your... [19 Jul 2007]
Morrisons plans £110m IT revamp
News As part of the £110m investment, Morrisons will move from bespoke to packaged software and shift its trading, store, warehousing, distribution, payroll and financial systems on to new platforms. Bolland added the supermarket chain is approaching... [16 Mar 2007]
The IT system to help the world love the UK
News These were largely bespoke systems and over time the interfaces were becoming difficult to manage - some were becoming semi-obsolete. The British Council is replacing a "plethora" of systems as part of a £27m IT infrastructure rollout in 110... [15 Jun 2006]
Clarke: 'There'll be no U-turn on data retention'
News He said: "At the moment our discussions are bespoke to providers. Clarke said: "I can't give an absolute commitment to that because it is unclear to what extent, how, and when systems will be extended. [12 Jan 2006]
Sun boss scorches rivals and open source
News McNealy claims companies should look to use grids of virtual computers for their processing needs and hosted applications instead of the current situation where businesses spend millions on bespoke technology. [09 Jun 2005]
Plumbers and engineers lead mobile data race
News Almost one in three companies had deployed specialised mobile devices for their blue-collar workers in the field and around 20 per cent have wireless projects planned for 2005, spanning both bespoke business systems and packaged applications such... [28 Apr 2005]
Microsoft secures £500m, nine-year NHS contract
News The contract, which provides a saving of a £330m on the NHS' current deal with Microsoft, involves Microsoft providing its operating system, desktop products and bespoke software to the NHS. The Microsoft deal is part of the programme to upgrade... [04 Nov 2004]
CRM 'too complex' for reluctant local authorities
News But 16 per cent have also gone down the in-house route, building their own bespoke CRM systems. Over half of the UK's 442 local authorities have yet to start implementing CRM systems with fear of cultural change cited as the main barrier, according... [28 Jul 2004]
Health and Safety Executive in £28m PeopleSoft rollout
News The HSE had been running various ageing bespoke systems and went out to competition last September. Neil Goldsmith, project manager at the HSE, told silicon.com it is a massive project with upfront costs of £8m, while the £28m total is for the... [23 Jun 2004]
NHS goes all-electronic for scans and X-rays
News Being fairly advanced, it is likely that the existing systems are largely bespoke, with all the extra costs that this entails. Granger is almost aggrieved that it has taken five years to get the systems into just five trusts. [11 May 2004]
Split passwords make data safer
News The process has previously only been used in high-end bespoke systems for banking. Breaking passwords in two and storing them in two places will make systems more secure, RSA Security said at its eponymous security show in San Francisco on Tuesday. [16 Apr 2003]
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